,i  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gigg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #h1 #bjbb ,ms4 
,waters introduced the following bill2  
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,financial ,services  ,a ,,bill  ,to    
amend the ,securities ,exchange ,act of 
#aicd to require the ,advocate for      
,small ,business ,capital ,formation to 
provide educational resources and host  
events to promote capital raising       
options for traditionally               
underrepresented small businesses1 and  
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the          
,promoting ,opportunities for           
,non-,traditional ,capital ,formation   
,act4  #b4 ,promoting capital raising   
options for traditionally               
underrepresented small businesses       
,section #d7;j77#d7 of the ,securities  
,exchange ,act of #aicd 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4  
#gh;d7j77#d77 is amended--  7#a7 in     
subparagraph 7,g71 by striking and at   
the end2  7#b7 in subparagraph 7,h71 by 

striking the period at the end and      
inserting a semicolon2 and  7#c7 by     
adding at the end the following3  7,i7  
provide educational resources and host  
events to promote capital raising       
options for--  7i7 underrepresented     
small businesses1 including women-owned 
and minority-owned small businesses2 and
  7ii7 businesses located in rural      
areas2 and  7,j7 at least annually1 meet
 with representatives of ,state         
securities commissions to discuss       
opportunities for collaboration and     
coordination with respect to efforts to 
assist small businesses and small       
business investors4  4